50+ Hospitals With Lowest Readmission Rates For Heart Failure | 5 Points on Medicare Accreditation | Patient Safety Tool: Adverse Event Management Checklist | AAAHC Makes Changes to AAAHC/Medicare Crosswalk |

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July 31, 2012

1. 51 Hospitals With the Lowest 30-Day Readmission Rates For Heart Failure.

2. Inside the Medicare Accreditation Process: 5 Crucial Points From ASC Inspector Dr. David Watts.

3. AAAHC Makes Changes to AAAHC/Medicare Crosswalk.

4. Upcoming webinar:

Cost Cutter or Value Killer? Finding the Right Answers When Looking For Equipment Service Cost-Savings (Wed., Aug. 8, 11:00 PM-12:15 PM CT). To learn more or register, .

5. Patient Safety Tool: Adverse Event Management Checklist.

6. Monitors Observe 756 Infection Control Violations at Parkland Memorial Hospital.

7. UPMC Presbyterian, Temple University Hospital to Notify Patients of Possible Exposure to Hepatitis C.

8. Interrupting Questions Most Likely to Cause Surgical Errors.

9. High Blood Sugar, Obesity Increase Risk of Surgical Site Infections.

10. Preventable Harm Initiative Challenges Traditional Definitions of Preventability.

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